pendulous
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Like the album, her set opened with “Saoko,” a song whose sputtery jazz intro quickly gave way to a pendulous bass line that sounded like a spaceship parallel parking on the roof.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2022
The cyr wheel is paired with Dvořák’s mesmerizing “Slavonic Dance,” while waltzes by Johann Strauss II will match the pendulous rhythm of the trapeze.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021
If you won’t consider a slightly shorter tie or a slightly chunkier knot, adding a vest to the mix would go a long way to at least keep that pendulous cravat under wraps.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2016
A huge pendulous mushroom plunges down from the ceiling, serving as both an acoustic reflector and a space-age chandelier.
From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2016
Red Pollard was sinking downward through his life with the pendulous motion of a leaf falling through still air.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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